Patna, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India's Local Representative Isabel Sachan met senior officials of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) and discussed issues related to steps being taken to tackle air pollution and green future. of. State here on Thursday.

According to a statement issued by the BSPCB, "The resident representative of UNDP-India on Wednesday visited the BSPCB headquarters and met the Board Chairman DK Shukla and other senior officials. The issue of air pollution in Patna city and steps to be taken. Check that this was discussed in detail".

UNDP is working jointly with Development Alternatives (DA), New Delhi and BSPCB on a project on “Hyperlocal Mapping of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Patna”.

The statement said that 50 low-cost sensors are being deployed in Patna for the study.

During the meeting on Wednesday, the BSPCB Chairman stressed the need for scientific analysis of the data collected by the sensors in a time bound manner so that immediate action can be taken for mitigation of hyperlocal sources.